Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents had passed away long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.

One day, Jim woke up at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something unusual. One man was sitting in front of Jim’s house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very old.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子). However, there were no extra blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Jim wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school because Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, “Brother！He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Jim, I have been looking for you all around the country for eight years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know what a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago.”

1.Jim looked after his little sister by himself because ________.

A. they were too poor B. their grandfather left them

C. he was old enough D. their parents had died

2. Jim got up early in the morning to ________.

A. take care of his sisterB. deliver newspapers

C. sit in front of the house D. find something unusual

3. What did Jim do when he saw an old man was sitting in front of his house?

A. He took a blanket and gave it to him.

B. He took his father’s coat to cover him.

C. He stopped and talked to him.

D. He wrote a letter to the police.

4. When Jim came back home that afternoon, Joy told him that ________.

A. the old man was their grandpa

B. the old man and the coat were gone

C. their grandpa was looking for them

D. she couldn’t find their father’s coat

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the old man?

A. He was happy to find his grandchildren.

B. He thought Jim was a good boy.

C. He was poor and could not take care of them.

D. The coat helped the old man find his grandchildren.

6. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A. Jim and JoyB. A newspaper boy

C. An icy morningD. Father’s coat

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　　The poor are very wonderful people. One evening my sister and I went out and picked up four people from the street. One of 1 was in a most terrible condition. I told my sister, “You 2 the other three. I take care of this one who looks 3 .” So I did for her all that my love could do. I 4 her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She held my hand as she 5 , “Thank you” and then she died. I could not help but examined my heart before her. I asked myself 6 I would say if I were in her place. My answer was very simple. I would say I was hungry, cold, homeless, and I was dying, or something else, but she gave me her thankful love. Then she died 7 a smile on her face.

　　I am going to try to make a home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor, I think that 8 love will pass on. Through this love we will be able to bring peace to the poor. So let us always 9 each other with a smile, for the smile is the 10 of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally, we will do something for others.

    The poor are very wonderful people．One evening my sister and l went out and picked up four people from the street．One of  1  was in the most terrible condition．I told my sister，“You  2 the other three. I take care of this one who looks 3 ．”So I did for her all that I can do．I  4 her in bed，and there was such a beautiful smile on her face．She took hold of my hand as she 5 “Thank you!”，and then she died．I could not help but examined my heart before her．I asked myself  6  I would say if I was in her place．My answer was very simple．I would say I was hungry，cold，homeless，and I was dying，or something else，but she gave me her thankful love．Then she died  7  a smile on her face．

    I am going to try to make a home for many people who have no home．Because I believe that love begins at home，and if we can create a home for the poor，I think that 8  love will pass on．Through this love will be able to bring peace to the poor．So let us always  9  each other with a smile，for the smile is the  10  of love，and once we begin to love each other naturally，we will do something for others．

1．A．us                         B．them                           C．you

2．A．look for                 B．listen to                       C．1ook after

3．A．worse                  B．stronger                      C．better

4．A．gave                      B．threw                                C．put

5．A．spoke                    B．told                            C．said

6．A．which                  B．what                           C．when

7．A．with                      B．in                               C．from

8．A．less and less             B．little and little         C．more and more

9．A．meet                     B．to meet                       C．met

0．A．begin                     B．beginning                    C．end